HAAD to automatically renew permits of doctors

Abu Dhabi, UAE: The Health Authority-Abu Dhabi (HAAD) have decided to automatically renew the permits of all healthcare professionals in the city.

This comes as a move to facilitate staff in healthcare institutions and to promote the performance in the healthcare field.

The decision would mean doctors, technicians and nurses in the public and private sectors will be able to forgo any renewal procedures.

The decision would serve nearly 23,000 doctors, technicians and nurses working for the public and private sectors in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Resolution

As per the resolution that would be distributed to healthcare institutions on Sunday, doctors, technicians and nurses whose permits expired six months before August 15 will be exempt from the late renewal fees, whereas HAAD will gradually start renewing permits from this week onwards.

Director General of HAAD Zaid Dawood Seksek stressed that the permits would be renewed for a couple of years starting from the date of expiry, while the permits which have expired during the past 6 months will be renewed to be valid for the next 12 months.

Improvements

He added that the health authority took the decision to automatically renew the permits of healthcare professionals in the emirate of Abu Dhabi in order to encourage a spirit of stability with the staff of such a vital sector, in addition to helping motivate health service providers to improve the quality of services and develop existing services offered to patients.